La Sécurité Explained

La Sécurité is a Canadian dance-punk group from Montreal, Quebec,[1] whose debut album Stay Safe! was released in 2023.[2]

The band, consisting of vocalist Éliane Viens-Synnott, guitarists Melissa Di Menna and Laurence-Anne Charest-Gagné, bassist Félix Bélisle and Kenny Smith, was launched in 2020 as a side project during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when the members could not play in their primary bands.[3]

Stay Safe! was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Charles Rioux, "La Sécurité, nouveau groupe montréalais : du punk sur la piste de danse". Ici Radio-Canada, October 27, 2022.
  2. Stephan Boissoneault, "La Sécurité, Stay Safe!: REVIEW". Cult MTL, July 2, 2023.
  3. Steven Loftin, "On the rise: La Sécurité". The Line of Best Fit, May 9, 2024.
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/music/polaris-music-prize-2024-long-list-the-beaches-charlotte-cardin-allison-russell-1.7230166 "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more"